Banded Caterpillar Parasite Wasp (Ichneumon promissorius)

Banded Caterpillar Parasite Wasp

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INSECT FACTS

IdentificationThis Ichneumon Wasp has black body with white spots. The legs are orange and the antenna are black with a broad white band. Females have a long ovipositor (egg laying tube) that is longer than the body. The male does not have an ovipositor.

Other NamesIchneumon Wasp

Sizebody length 15mm

BreedingThe female lays an egg in a caterpillar. When the egg hatches the wasp larva feeds on the caterpillar.